Depression and anxiety affect approximately 40% of adults with chronic pain, according to a massive new systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open. The comprehensive study ...

Chronic physical pain is one of the greatest challenges a person can face. Here’s why anger can preclude relief and recovery.

Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new study by UCL researchers. The ...

Chronic pain—or pain that lasts at least three months—is closely intertwined with depression. Individuals living with pain's persistent symptoms may be up to four times more likely to experience ...

About 80 per cent of people with migraine experience depression. Learn about common symptoms and options for treating both ...

The investigators identified a total of 376 relevant studies from 50 countries, including 347,468 individuals (70% of whom were female) with chronic pain. The pooled prevalence rates for depression ...

Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

Open family communication, professional treatment, and reliance on Allah are pathways to recovery Sahil Majeed Depression is a common human experience that affects many people, sometimes openly and ...

Noticing early signs of depression is very important. When emotional pain is ignored it can slowly turn into a feeling of ...

Many people use “depression” as shorthand for feeling low, while others dismiss depression as “just sadness”. Here, we explain the difference using clinicians’ cues: Trigger, duration, functioning, ...